Atsushi Nomi took a batted ball of his left ankle while pitching in the 9th inning of today's game against Chunichi. He was removed from the game after the play as a precaution and had ice on his foot while boarding the team bus.

Yuki Saito threw 100 pitches in the bullpen at Kamagaya today. It was the most he ever threw since he hurt his right shoulder last year. He is scheduled to pitch two innings in relief in a Ni-gun game against Lotte on the 30th. Assuming no problems, he could be pushed to five innings in a Ni-gun start in late-July. That could put his return to the Ichi-gun roster some time in August.